Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-14
NO MORE PASSES.
The G., NJ. & ST. r Will Respect the
New Civil Service Law as to Thous-
and Mile Tiekets---CIergyme in
U.usE Thauph

Now Shbh GNAth INV rs W hOuo-
and Mile Tickets---CIergymen in
Luck Though.
Local agent Homes. of the c., NJ. s. st.
P. has received the following circular
from General Ticket Agent Carpenter:
The interstate commerce law. which
goes into effect on March 81. 1887, for
bids the issue of passes or the making
of reduced rates to other than bona fide
railroad employers Except as noted be-
low); therefore, from this date you will
not issue nor recommend the issue of
annual. season. trip, or mileage passes
or half>fare permits to any person or
any account who does not come under
the head of railroad employees Except
as noted below) for any period beyond
March 81 1887.
This cuts off families of railroad en-
ployes, also hotel and theatrical people
etc. Section % of the law says: Moth
ing IN this act shall be construed to pro-
hibit any common>carrier from giving
reduced rates to ministers Of religion"
The section provides that for each Of
Tense the offending party shall be sub
ject to fine not exceeding 5000"
The c., NJ. & ST. P. rushes in vIgor-
ously to accept the law as To passes
wonder will it endeavor, with as much
alacrity and promptness, to make its
freight rates conform to the laws by the
3lst of March?
THE c., r. I. & P. OUT WEST.
Tracklaying on the Rock Island has
been completed to Topeka. and the first
train of that road pulled into the capital
of Kansas on Wednesday night and was
greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of To-
pekans The Commonwealth 10 speaking
of the matter, says:
The train consisted Of Rock Island lo>
connective No. 3, with seven box cars and
ten platform or fiat cars, the former
bearing the initials C, R. |. s. P. and
the latter c.. K. & n. The engine came
last, the box cars next and then the fiat
cars, the first one of the latter, at the
head of the train, having upright iron
braces on 1t that made it look like bridge
truss, Three of the box cars were fitted
with benches and intended as a place of
shelter for the men, of whom there were
about one hundred. while the remaining
four were loaded with cross ties. The
platform cars were peculiarly fitted up
and formed a track laying machine known
as the Harris patent. A broa guage
iron track extended along the top of
these cars for their entire length and upon
this ran sort of hand Car that was
used to convey the ties from the rear to
the front end as fast as they were needed.
seventeen being handled at each load.
Along the center and midway between
the rails, was u row of iron rollers upon
which the steel rails were dragged to the
front car. These were the ordinary thirty
foot I rails, and each section consisted
of two lengths of rail for each side of the
track, which were bolted together at the
center.
Track laying stops at the pres
ent at the Union Pacific cross
ing for the reason that certain
fix ures have not yet arrived. The cross
ing will be completed and the rails laid
over the bridge 10 few DAYS. and mean
time the force will be employed putting
down three long side tracks northwest of
Tyler street, and between that and the
tank, which is just beyond the county
road and the foundations and well for
which are nearly finished The Yards
will be located at this point. and it is
believed that the shops will he built near
the site occupied by the tanks.
Mr. OLeary stated it is his he>
lief that Topeka would be made
the base of supplies for the entire
system west of the Missouri, and that it
would at once become the headquarters
of Colonel Fisher, the general manager
OF the trans Missouri system of the Rock
Island
The cost of laying the Rock Island
track into Topeka is probably lower than
any other laid in this country, being less
than $500 per mile for labor. etc. The
last track laying on the Central and
Union Pacific cost as high Ms $500 and
S l 900 per mile, where they were laying
ten miles day. and then about $50 teams
and 1000 men were employed and the
scattered along the line from
forty eight hours to FIVE days ahead of
the tracklayers. For short time and com
paratively small expenses, it is believed
that the work today completed on the
Rock Island is without a parallel in the
history of railroad building in America.